A cake sculpted into a likeness of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump designed by Melissa Alt of Teaneck, New Jersey, was on display near a bar in the ballroom in the Midtown Hilton at the election night victory rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Tues., Nov. 8, 2016. The race was called for Trump in the early hours of Nov. 9. Photo editors: Clinton Cargill and Eugene Reznick

Three of my images have been "Selected" as winners in the American Photography 33 competition and will be included in the organization's annual book of what they call "the best original, thoughtful and compelling pictures" of 2016. The images selected were part of my ongoing coverage of the 2016 presidential election. The first, above, was from an assignment in Florida in October 2016 for German newsmagazine Stern, assigned by their New York photo editor Angelika Hala. The second image included was from an assignment to cover what was supposed to be an exclusive interview with Donald Trump in advance of the New Hampshire Primary for the Wall Street Journal, assigned by photo editor Alexander Cohn. The third, of a cake at Trump's election night party, was from an assignment by Bloomberg Businessweek editor Clinton Cargill, with support from Bloomberg editor Eugene Reznick (with whom I worked on the Bus to November project last year).